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Sharing a Verizon Wireless USB Broadband connection between computers

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by mattz28

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Does anyone know how to to share a Broadband connection between 2 XP computers? One computer has the broadband receiver plugged in...want the other computer to see the internet when they are networked.

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Thanks

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by thumbsup2

First, contact your ISP and make sure they won't charge you extra for having more than one computer connected to the internet.

Assuming your ISP allows it and [b]assuming you have already established the network connection between the two computers (so they can see each other)[/b], go to the computer with the broadband connection and turn on Internet Connection Sharing... then go to the computer without the internet and tell it that it connects to the internet through another computer.

This is all done when viewing the network connections on each computer and is explained in detail in the Help and Support documentation of Win XP. Just search for Internet Connection Sharing.

Of course, you could always buy a router and connect the broadband and both computers to it.

by mattz28

Thanks for your reply. I shared the connection in the Network Connections, and I can see it on the 2nd computer (the networked computer.)

However, it still refuses to see the internet.

I own a router, but I don't see how that can help since I should be able to hook to the other computer directly from the back of the network card.

I did some looking on IP addresses, and played around with that, but I'm having no luck. I set both computer to the same IP address...apparently they don't like that, they have to be different.

There is a services menu under the advanced setting...tried to turn some of them on...but still nothing.

Any ideas?

Thanks

by zbird

After reading about the different ways to share Verizon's 3g broadband, I decided to use this router that is setup for most 3g modems.(I have a Verizon USB modem and I couldn't figure out a way for a regular wireless router to recognize the modem)
I bought it at Newegg--great service, linky:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875995053
I used the install disk, followed the wizard, no id or password is required for Verizon USB 760, and presto, wireless sharing on the property!

Advantages:
You don't have to have the main computer running to share internet.
You don't have to fiddle with sharing.
You can have wireless and there is one lan port that you could add a hub or switch to have more than one wired connection shared.

Disadvantages:
I can't find a way to directly access the "Usage" function without unplugging the modem and replugging it into a USB port.

You could also buy the Verizon MiFi which will share up to 5 devices wirelessly, but it only has a range of 30 ft! I suppose you could then use a repeater or bridge for more range, but that is too much trouble for me.

by oh smeg

If it's a direct connection you need a Crossover Cable not a standard CAT 5/6 Cable.

Now assuming that you can see the other computer in the My network Places but can not access the Internet you need to instruct the first computer that it connects directly tot he Internet and that Other Computers connect through it.

You can do this either in the Network Setup Wizard or share the Connection by following the directions in the Help Menu of XP. ;)

Col

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